Mathew Helman
@mathelman.bsky.social
Dad, #mapoli communications pro, Senate/House race junkie, Springsteen disciple, Celtics fan, stand-up comedy enthusiast. He/him. Skeeto ergo sum.
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Mathew Helman
@mathelman.bsky.social
· Jul 9
[1/15] The House GOP decimating Medicaid & stealing food from hungry kids in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthiest is a form of violence.
Also, there are myriad cases of *individual* House GOP members engaging in violence. To avoid the memory-hole, here's a House GOP Violence THREAD.
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Also, there are myriad cases of *individual* House GOP members engaging in violence. To avoid the memory-hole, here's a House GOP Violence THREAD.
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The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
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President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
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Pete Hegseth is violating international law the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Pete Hegseth is violating international law the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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"The Trumps’ most natural allies – first in business, now also in politics – have long been the rulers of the Gulf’s petro-monarchies, who see no distinction between their states’ interests and their families’." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"The Trumps’ most natural allies – first in business, now also in politics – have long been the rulers of the Gulf’s petro-monarchies, who see no distinction between their states’ interests and their families’." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
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Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Like so many *literally* unbelievable moments during this nightmarish regime, it's just freakin' nuts.
I know we’ve moved on 781 times by now, but…
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Like so many *literally* unbelievable moments during this nightmarish regime, it's just freakin' nuts.
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I know we’ve moved on 781 times by now, but…
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I know we’ve moved on 781 times by now, but…
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
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Pete Hegseth is a monster.
A new post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just a couple hours after President Trump said he wouldn’t have wanted a second strike on alleged narco boats and that Hegseth said he didn’t order second strikes.
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Pete Hegseth is a monster.
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The president lashed out at two female reporters who pressed him about the MRI scan he seems unable to explain.
Trump, 79, Can’t Figure Out Where He Had His MRI
The president lashed out at two female reporters who pressed him about the MRI scan he seems unable to explain.
trib.al
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The president lashed out at two female reporters who pressed him about the MRI scan he seems unable to explain.
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The Trump administration’s plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans, outraging national health care groups.
Trump administration says nursing isn't a professional degree amid new limits on loans
The new student loan caps take effect in July. Here's what that means for students looking to pursue advanced nursing degrees.
nbcnews.to
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump administration’s plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans, outraging national health care groups.
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The Trump admin's plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they will pay for graduate degrees.
www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
Trump administration says nursing isn't a professional degree amid new limits on loans
The new student loan caps take effect in July. Here's what that means for students looking to pursue advanced nursing degrees.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Trump admin's plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they will pay for graduate degrees.
www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
Doesn't *sound* like them... 🫠
This administration???! Committing crimes????!?
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Doesn't *sound* like them... 🫠
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Whether Texas can use the new map the GOP drew, which is expected to flip something like five seats to Republicans, or if it has to stick with the 2021 map. It’d be a surprise for SCOTUS to require the latter, but certainly worth seeing how it plays out. bsky.app/profile/sous...
For those of us not following as closely, can you tell us what’s at stake?
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Whether Texas can use the new map the GOP drew, which is expected to flip something like five seats to Republicans, or if it has to stick with the 2021 map. It’d be a surprise for SCOTUS to require the latter, but certainly worth seeing how it plays out. bsky.app/profile/sous...
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The Trumps are using the Oval Office as their own personal ATM machine, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The Trumps are using the Oval Office as their own personal ATM machine, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
And the *exact* same for conservative professors -- what right-wingers call "viewpoint diversity," the only "diversity" that they won't sue to prevent.
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
And the *exact* same for conservative professors -- what right-wingers call "viewpoint diversity," the only "diversity" that they won't sue to prevent.
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conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
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Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
www.rawstory.com/tennessee-bo...
www.rawstory.com/tennessee-bo...
Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
www.rawstory.com/tennessee-bo...
www.rawstory.com/tennessee-bo...
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If this were your dad, you’d be texting the siblings: “We need to talk.”
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If this were your dad, you’d be texting the siblings: “We need to talk.”
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
We knocked 13,000 doors yesterday and learned that hasn’t happened since Harold Ford Jr.’s 2006 Senate campaign! We’ve got 48 hours left to get out the vote and MAKE HISTORY.
Sign up to volunteer via the link in our BIO!
We knocked 13,000 doors yesterday and learned that hasn’t happened since Harold Ford Jr.’s 2006 Senate campaign! We’ve got 48 hours left to get out the vote and MAKE HISTORY.
Sign up to volunteer via the link in our BIO!
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
We knocked 13,000 doors yesterday and learned that hasn’t happened since Harold Ford Jr.’s 2006 Senate campaign! We’ve got 48 hours left to get out the vote and MAKE HISTORY.
Sign up to volunteer via the link in our BIO!
We knocked 13,000 doors yesterday and learned that hasn’t happened since Harold Ford Jr.’s 2006 Senate campaign! We’ve got 48 hours left to get out the vote and MAKE HISTORY.
Sign up to volunteer via the link in our BIO!
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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South Park depicted Hegseth as a total poser.
‘South Park’ Humiliates ‘F***ing D*****’ Pete Hegseth
South Park depicted Hegseth as a total poser.
trib.al
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
South Park depicted Hegseth as a total poser.
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President Donald Trump doubled down on his use of a shocking slur against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Trump Doubles Down on Offensive Slur Against Dem Foe
The president refused to back away from his comment.
trib.al
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
President Donald Trump doubled down on his use of a shocking slur against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.